3.2 Configuring Shisa

The configuration file for Shisa is typically stored in
/usr/local/etc/shishi/shisa.conf. You do not have to modify
this file, the defaults should be acceptable to first-time users. The
file is used to define where your user database resides, and some
options such as making the database read-only, or whether errors
detected when accessing the database should be ignored. (The latter
could be useful if the server is a remote LDAP server that might
be unavailable, and then you would want to fall back to a local copy
of the database.)

The default will store the user database using directories and files,
rooted by default in /usr/local/var/shishi. You can use
standard file permission settings to control access to the directory
hierarchy. It is strongly recommended to restrict access to the
directory. Storing the directory on local storage, i.e., hard disk or
removable media, is recommended. We discourage placing the database on
a network file system, but realize this can be useful in some situations
(see Multiple servers).

See the reference manual (see Shisa Configuration) for the details
of the configuration file. Again, you are not expected to need to
modify anything unless you are an experienced Shishi administrator.